Jake White (Steve Haag/Gallo Images) Sibusiso Mjikeliso - Sport24 Where there’s smoke there’s fire and right now all the smoke is coming from the direction of Loftus where the Bulls are rumoured to be close to signing Cheetahs locks Sintu Manjezi, Walt Steenkamp and possibly bringing Jason Jenkins back. Information coming from sources close to the contract…
Ashley Johnson (Getty Images) Sibusiso Mjikeliso - Sport24 Former Springbok loose-forward Ashley Johnson declined an approach from the Bulls and chose instead to remain at English club London Wasps, where he’s been based since leaving the Cheetahs in 2012.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021Johnson, who narrowly missed…
Edgar Rathbone (Blue Bulls - Facebook) Heinz Schenk - Sport24 Edgar Rathbone, the Bulls' incoming chief executive, is undaunted by the prospect of having to manage Jake White, renowned for his hardnosed but highly successful methods.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021The youthful chartered accountant was officially unveiled…
Kitch Christie (Gallo Images) Heinz Schenk - Sport24 The Bulls have been in the news again these past few weeks following two high-profile administrative changes, prompting some cynics to believe all isn't rosy at Loftus Versfeld.CEO Alfons Meyer and director of rugby Alan Zondagh have both resigned in 2020, while Jake White's appointment as the…
Pedrie Wannenburg (Gallo Images) Sibusiso Mjikeliso - Sport24 Jake White's appointment as the Bulls director of rugby in March raised plenty eyebrows, not least from former Bulls forward Pedrie Wannenburg, who found it "funny" that the former Springbok coach was in charge of his old team.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…